#金文 — Public Fediverse posts

The Evolution of Classical Chinese Characters and their Pronunciation in Mandarin.
古漢字字形演變及其官話讀音。
https://youtu.be/EbxohNCoJHM?si=M4jpuPvIpvtJ03kO
Having noticed someone inquiring about classical Chinese bronze inscription characters on Facebook, I therefore recorded a video to illustrate them.
適見Facebook有客詢商周金文，吾遂錄像以闡之。

#chinese #character #characters #classical #ancient #mandarin #pronounce #pronounciation #script #evolution #illustration #illustrate #explain #describing #clarify #elucidate #中文 #漢語 #漢字 #古漢字 #金文 #字形 #演變 #font #fonts

#DOTD: Chen Mengjia 陳夢家 (1911–suicide 1966), #Chinese scholar of palaeography and archaeology, an expert on oracle bones #甲骨文 and bronze inscriptions #金文 from the Yin-Shang 殷商 period (16th–11th cent. BCE). #CulturalRevolution #文化大革命 #ModernChina

#DOTD in #ModernChina: Luo Zhenyu #羅振玉 (1866–1940), classicist, philologist, epigrapher. A trailblazer in modern #Sinology (#甲骨文、#金文、#敦煌學等), he also exerted influence through his disciples (e.g., Wang Guowei 王國維) and founding modern schools.

#BOTD: Chen Mengjia 陳夢家 (1911–1966), Chinese scholar of palaeography and archaeology, an expert on oracle bones #甲骨文 and bronze inscriptions #金文 from the Yin-Shang 殷商 period (16th–11th cent. BCE). Death by suicide during the #CulturalRevolution #文化大革命. #ModernChina